Nonradiative dielectric waveguide and manufacturing method thereof

Claim 1

A nonradiative dielectric waveguide comprising: a set of flat plate-like conductor electrodes disposed generally parallel to each other and dielectric units disposed between said conductor electrodes, with a distance between said conductor electrodes being smaller than half a wavelength of electromagnetic waves propagated along said dielectric units, a first housing and a second housing, said first housing including a first dielectric unit having a first planar portion and a first dielectric strip line portion integrally formed therewith and extending outwardly from said first planar portion at a predetermined position and by a predetermined height, with an abutting face of said first dielectric strip line portion generally parallel with said conductor electrodes one electrode of said conductor electrodes formed in close contact with a face of said first dielectric unit, at a side opposite to said abutting face, said second housing including a second dielectric unit having a second planar portion and a second dielectric strip line portion integrally formed therewith and extending outwardly from said second planar portion at a predetermined position and by a predetermined height, with an abutting face of said second dielectric strip line portion generally parallel with said conductor electrodes, and the other electrode of the conductor electrodes formed in close contact with a face of said second dielectric unit, at a side opposite to said abutting face, and said abutting face of said first dielectric strip line portion confronts said abutting face of said second strip line portion so that said first and second dielectric strip line portions cooperate to propagate electromagnetic waves.

Claim 6

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide icluding a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other, with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes integrally formed projecting parts of each of said first and second dielectric members, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of: providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.

Claim 7

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide icluding a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other, with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes integrally formed projecting parts of each of said first and second dielectric members, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of: providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.

Claim 14

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide including a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other, with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes an integrally formed projecting part of said first dielectric member, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member, and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.

Claim 15

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide including a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other, with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes an integrally formed projecting part of said first dielectric member, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member, and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.

Claim 16

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide including a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes an integrally formed projecting part of said second dielectric member, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.

Claim 17

A method of manufacturing a nonradiative dielectric waveguide including a first dielectric member having a first face and a second face opposed to each other, a second dielectric member having a third face and a fourth face opposed to each other with said third face being disposed to confront said second face of said first dielectric member through a predetermined distance, a dielectric strip line portion located between said first dielectric member and said second-dielectric member, said dielectric strip line portion includes an integrally formed projecting part of said second dielectric member, a first conductor electrode formed to closely contact said first face of said first dielectric member, and a second conductor electrode formed to closely contact said fourth face of said second dielectric member, and said first dielectric member and said second dielectric member having a pair of abutting faces extending along said dielectric strip line portion, said first and second dielectric members being formed into one unit at said dielectric strip line portion by close contact of said abutting faces, said manufacturing method comprising the steps of providing a circuit component between said second face of said first dielectric member and said third face of said second dielectric member in a process where said pair of abutting faces are not in a state of close contact, and thereafter closely contacting said pair of abutting faces with each other.